The Unbearable Bassington
by Munro, H.H. ("Saki") [Hector Hugh]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG+/No Jacket
- Seller
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Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
London: John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1912 12mo. original blue cloth gilt, fore-edge uncut (a trifle rubbed with flecking to covers, slight sunning to spine, some offsetting and scattered spotting to outer leaves, else clean & crisp; lacks dustwrapper); pp. 314, [2 (pubs. advts.)]. 'Australasian Edition' stated on verso title page. A very good copy. . First Australian. Hard Cover. VG+/No Jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 033786
- Title
- The Unbearable Bassington
- Author
- Munro, H.H. ("Saki") [Hector Hugh]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Australian
- Publisher
- John Lane, The Bodley Head
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1912
- Keywords
- HH Munro Unbearable Bassington Saki Modern Literature
Terms of Sale
Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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About the Seller
Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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Castlemaine, Victoria
About Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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- Gilt
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